(or Magdalene) (
Ìáãäáëçíή
, fem. adj. from Magdala), a surname regularly applied to one of the. Marys in the Gospels, derived from her place of nativity or former residence, in order to distinguish her from the other Marys (Mat_27:56; Mat_27:61; Mat_28:1; Mar_15:40; Mar_15:47; Mar_16:1; Mar_16:9; Luk_8:2; Luk_24:10; Joh_19:25; Joh_20:1; Joh_20:18). SEE MAGDALA.